Miranda Kerr Reveals How Evan Spiegel Proposed

Marriage proposals have taken many forms over the centuries that we humans have subscribed to the institution. There is the “one daughter in exchange for all of these cows, please” method that was very popular for many years. There is the ring-and-the-knee bit, which popped up at the turn of the last century with the help of some advertorially minded diamond companies. There’s the YouTube routine favored by former theater kids who are both in love and skilled in the art of lip-synching. Then there is Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel’s tactic, which could be read as a warning mixed with an ultimatum—but in a sweet way.

According to Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr, his newly betrothed, in an interview from Female First, Spiegel said, “‘Miranda, I'm telling you now, this is the first and last time I’m going to kneel down in front of you.’”

“I was terribly nervous and emotional, trembling with happiness,” is how Kerr described her reaction to what Spiegel probably meant as a romantic ultimatum (“I cannot live another day without being your husband; please say yes”), but can also be interpreted somewhat differently (“This is the last time I’m going to kneel before you in our relationship; don’t get used to it”). He probably meant the former—and she also interpreted it thusly—because just like that, the two graduated into the storied tradition of a young tech billionaire marrying a model. The wedding is planned for “next year,” but she didn’t divulge any more details about the planned ceremony. Kerr says that she and Spiegel “are quite conservative even though we come from different worlds,” so stay tuned for how that translates into nuptials.